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Holy well in Kilcock

Holy well

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Located NE of the square in Kilcock village and indicated, but not named, on the 1st. Ed. (1838) of the OS 6-inch map. Known locally as 'Tubbermohocca' and dedicated to the 6th century St Coca, sister of St Kevin of Glendalough, the well was apparently covered in the mid-19th century. (O'Donoghue 1999, 170-71). Local tradition recalls a pattern day at the well on the 6th of June (pers. comm. Mr. Michael Durkan). It was rediscovered recently when a man-hole cover was lifted to reveal a circular well (diam c. 0.8m), several metres deep and lined with small, undressed mortared stone walling. The well was dry on day inspected.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD005-022

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • AugusteBlanqui, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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